Season 4
The fourth and final season ran from October 8, 1979 to October 6, 1980 and can be distinguished from the other three by the different opening and ending themes. The opening theme for season four of Lupin III Part II is Theme from Lupin III '80 by Yuji Ohno, while the ending theme is Love Is Everything by Noboru Kimura.
Episodes 145 and 155 in this season are notable for being directed by Hayao Miyazaki under the pseudonym of Teruki Tsutomu. Those two episodes marked his final involvement in making television animation before exclusively working on feature films. These two episodes were also dubbed into English by Streamline Pictures and released to VHS in North America.
| No(s). in series |
No(s). in season |
Original title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 1 | "The Most Dangerous Golden Bed" "Mottomo Kiken-na Oogon Bed" (もっとも危険な黄金ベッド) |
October 8, 1979 (1979-10-08) |
| 105 | 2 | "Horror - A Woman Disappeared on Devil's Head Island" "Kaiki Onikubitoo ni Onna ga Kieta" (怪奇鬼首島に女が消えた) |
October 15, 1979 (1979-10-15) |
| 106 | 3 | "You're a Cat, I'm a Dried Tuna" "Kima wa Neko Boku wa Katsuobushi" (君はネコぼくはカツオ節) |
October 22, 1979 (1979-10-22) |
| 107 | 4 | "A Wedding Ring Is an Accursed Trap" "Kekkon Yubiwa wa Noroi no Wana" (結婚指輪は呪いの罠) |
October 29, 1979 (1979-10-29) |
| 108 | 5 | "Zantetsuken's Lament" "Kanashimi no Zantetsuken" (哀しみの斬鉄剣) |
November 5, 1979 (1979-11-05) |
| 109 | 6 | "Lupin's Toughest Battle Ever" "Lupin Shijoo Saidai no Kusen" (ルパン史上最大の苦戦) |
November 12, 1979 (1979-11-12) |
| 110 | 7 | "Hot Shot: This Is Fujiko" "Gekisha Kore ga Fujiko da" (激写これが不二子だ) |
November 19, 1979 (1979-11-19) |
| 111 | 8 | "Is the Invader Safe Open?" "Invader Kinko wa Hiraita ka?" (インベーダー金庫は開いたか?) |
November 26, 1979 (1979-11-26) |
| 112 | 9 | "Goemon's Close Call" "Goemon Kikiippatsu" (五ェ門危機一髪) |
December 3, 1979 (1979-12-03) |
| 113 | 10 | "The Name of the Operation Is Chuushingura" "Sakusenna wa Chuushingura" (作戦名は忠臣蔵) |
December 10, 1979 (1979-12-10) |
| 114 | 11 | "The Secret of the Mystery Painting, "The First Supper"" "Meiga Saisho no Banshoku no Himitsu" (迷画最初の晩餐の秘密) |
December 17, 1979 (1979-12-17) |
| 115 | 12 | "Mona Lisa Smiles Twice" "Mona Lisa wa Nido Warau" (モナリザは二度微笑う) |
December 24, 1979 (1979-12-24) |
| 116 | 13 | "Have the 108 Bells Rung" "108tsu no Kane wa Natta ka" (108つの鐘は鳴ったか) |
December 31, 1979 (1979-12-31) |
| 117 | 14 | "The Chewing-Gum Disguise Operation" "Chewing Gum Hensoo Sakusen" (チューインガム変装作戦) |
January 7, 1980 (1980-01-07) |
| 118 | 15 | "The Southern Cross Looked Like Diamonds" "Minami Juujisei ga Dia ni Mieta" (南十字星がダイヤに見えた) |
January 14, 1980 (1980-01-14) |
| 119 | 16 | "Lupin, Who Killed Lupin" "Lupin o Koroshita Lupin" (ルパンを殺したルパン) |
January 21, 1980 (1980-01-21) |
| 120 | 17 | "Frankenstein Attacks Lupin" "Frankenstein Lupin o Osou" (フランケンシュタイン ルパンを襲う) |
January 28, 1980 (1980-01-28) |
| 121 | 18 | "The Treasure My Grandfather Left Behind" "Ore no Jiisan ga Nokoshita Takaramono" (オレの爺さんが残した宝物) |
February 4, 1980 (1980-02-04) |
| 122 | 19 | "Rare Find: Napoleon's Fortune" "Chinhakken Napoleon no Zaihoo" (珍発見ナポレオンの財宝) |
February 11, 1980 (1980-02-11) |
| 123 | 20 | "Paris Is for Thieves" "Doroboo wa Pari de" (泥棒はパリで) |
February 18, 1980 (1980-02-18) |
| 124 | 21 | "1999: A Popcorn Odyssey" "1999nen Popcorn no Tabi" (1999年ポップコーンの旅) |
February 25, 1980 (1980-02-25) |
| 125 | 22 | "The Big Oildollar Plot" "Oildollar no Daibooryaku" (オイルダラーの大謀略) |
March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03) |
| 126 | 23 | "Together with Lupin to Hell" "Jigoku e Lupin o Michizure" (地獄へルパンを道づれ) |
March 10, 1980 (1980-03-10) |
| 127 | 24 | "Direct Hit! Operation Dead Ball" "Chokugeki! Deadball Sakusen" (直撃!デッドボール作戦) |
March 17, 1980 (1980-03-17) |
| 128 | 25 | "The Old Woman and Lupin Thievery Contest" "Rooba to Lupin no Doroboo Kassen" (老婆とルパンの泥棒合戦) |
March 24, 1980 (1980-03-24) |
| 129 | 26 | "In Jigen, I Saw the Gentleness of a Man's Soul" "Jigen ni Otokogokoro no Yasashisa o MIta" (次元に男心の優しさを見た) |
March 31, 1980 (1980-03-31) |
| 130 | 27 | "Lupin Vs. the Mystery Man with Two Faces" "Lupin tai Kaijin Nimensoo" (ルパン対奇人二面相) |
April 7, 1980 (1980-04-07) |
| 131 | 28 | "Two Goemons - the Mystery of Zantetsuken" "Futari Goemon - Zantetsuken no Nazo" (二人五ェ門斬鉄剣の謎) |
April 14, 1980 (1980-04-14) |
| 132 | 29 | "The Himalayan Holy Mountain Thieves' Cult" "Reizan Himalaya no Doroboo Kyoodan" (霊山ヒマラヤの泥棒教団) |
April 21, 1980 (1980-04-21) |
| 133 | 30 | "Keep Your Hands Off the Hot Treasure" "Atsui Otakara ni Te o Dasu na" (熱いお宝に手を出すな) |
April 28, 1980 (1980-04-28) |
| 134 | 31 | "The Climactic Lupin Arrest Operation" "Lupin Taihoo Choojoo Sakusen" (ルパン逮捕頂上作戦) |
May 5, 1980 (1980-05-05) |
| 135 | 32 | "Poison and Magic and Lupin III" "Dokuyaku to Majutsu to Lupin Sansei" (毒薬と魔術とルパン三世) |
May 12, 1980 (1980-05-12) |
| 136 | 33 | "Revenge of the Gold Butterfly" "Gold Butterfly no Fukushuu" (ゴールドバタフライの復讐) |
May 19, 1980 (1980-05-19) |
| 137 | 34 | "The Magnificent Team-Play Operation" "Kareinaru Teamplay Sakusen" (華麗なるチームプレイ作戦) |
May 26, 1980 (1980-05-26) |
| 138 | 35 | "The Treasure of Pompeii and Venomous Snakes" "Pompeii no Hihoo to Dokuhebi" (ポンペイの秘宝と毒蛇) |
June 2, 1980 (1980-06-02) |
| 139 | 36 | "Steal Everything of Lupin's" "Lupin no Subete o Nusume" (ルパンのすべてを盗め) |
June 9, 1980 (1980-06-09) |
| 140 | 37 | "Wolf, Run, Pig, Fall Down" "Ookami wa Hashire Buta wa Korogare" (狼は走れ豚は転がれ) |
June 16, 1980 (1980-06-16) |
| 141 | 38 | "1980 Moscow Revelation" "1980 Moskwa Mokushiroku" (1980モスクワ黙示録) |
June 30, 1980 (1980-06-30) |
| 142 | 39 | "The Big Favorite Disappeared at the Grand Race" "The Big Favorite Disappeared at the Grand Race" (グランドレース消えた大本命) |
July 7, 1980 (1980-07-07) |
| 143 | 40 | "The Miami Bank Raid Anniversary" "Miami Ginkoo Shuugeki Kinembi" (マイアミ銀行襲撃記念日) |
July 14, 1980 (1980-07-14) |
| 144 | 41 | "Fujiko's Close Call Rescue Operation" "Fujiko Kikiippatsu Kyuushutsu Sakusen" (不二子危機一髪救出作戦) |
July 21, 1980 (1980-07-21) |
| 145 | 42 | "Wings of Death - Albatross" "Shi no Tsubasa Albatross" (死の翼アルバトロス) |
July 28, 1980 (1980-07-28) |
| 146 | 43 | "Lupin's Splendid Failure" "Lupin Kareinaru Haiboku" (ルパン華麗なる敗北) |
August 4, 1980 (1980-08-04) |
| 147 | 44 | "The Mermaid That Disappeared in the Midnight Sun" "Byakuya ni Kieta Ningyo" (白夜に消えた人魚) |
August 1, 1980 (1980-08-01) |
| 148 | 45 | "The Target Is 555 Meters" "Target wa 555 M" (ターゲットは555M) |
August 18, 1980 (1980-08-18) |
| 149 | 46 | "The Treasure of Mecca Wore a Vei" "Veil o Haida Mecca no Hihoo" (ベールをはいだメッカの秘宝) |
August 25, 1980 (1980-08-25) |
| 150 | 47 | "Piano Symphony "Zoo"" "Piano Kookyookyoku "Doobutsuen"" (ピアノ交響曲「動物園」) |
September 1, 1980 (1980-09-01) |
| 151 | 48 | "The Arrest Lupin Highway Operation" "Lupin Taiho Highway Sakusen" (ルパン逮捕ハイウェイ作戦) |
September 8, 1980 (1980-09-08) |
| 152 | 49 | "Jigen and a Hat and a Pistol" "Jigen to Booshi to Kenjuu to" (次元と帽子と拳銃と) |
September 15, 1980 (1980-09-15) |
| 153 | 50 | "The Bills That Came from God" "Kamisama no Kureta Satsutaba" (神様のくれた札束) |
September 22, 1980 (1980-09-22) |
| 154 | 51 | "The Hexagon's Great Legacy" "Hexagon no Ooinaru Isan" (ヘクサゴンの大いなる遺産) |
September 29, 1980 (1980-09-29) |
| 155 | 52 | "Farewell My Beloved Lupin" "Saraba Itoshiki Lupin yo" (さらば愛しきルパンよ) |
October 6, 1980 (1980-10-06) |
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